{"id":48282,"date":"2016-10-03T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T06:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/english-honda-claims-north-american-endurance-championship-with-petit-le-mans-win\/"},"modified":"2016-10-03T18:21:45","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T22:21:45","slug":"honda-reclama-el-campeonato-norteamericano-de-resistencia-con-la-victoria-en-el-petit-le-mans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/honda-reclama-el-campeonato-norteamericano-de-resistencia-con-la-victoria-en-el-petit-le-mans\/","title":{"rendered":"Honda Claims North American Endurance Championship with Petit Le Mans Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prntblns{\nBORDER-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: 1pt\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n    <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BRASELTON, Georgia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 2, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0A dominating weekend from Honda-powered Michael Shank Racing resulted in victory Saturday night at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship&#8217;s season-ending Petit Le Mans, and the Prototype Manufacturers&#8217; title for Honda in the North American Endurance Championship.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpga580left\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpga580left\" title=\"The Mike Shank Honda led a 1-2 finish for the manufacturer at the season-ending Petit Le Mans Race at Road Atlanta, securing the North American Endurance Championship for Honda. \" border=\"0\" alt=\"The Mike Shank Honda led a 1-2 finish for the manufacturer at the season-ending Petit Le Mans Race at Road Atlanta, securing the North American Endurance Championship for Honda. \" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20161002\/LA06643\"\/><\/div>\n<p>After leading all but one of the five pre-race practice and qualifying sessions at Road Atlanta, the driving trio of <span class=\"xn-person\">Olivier Pla<\/span>, Oswaldo &#8220;Ozz&#8221; Negri and <span class=\"xn-person\">John Pew<\/span> took the lead at the start of the 10-hour contest, and remained at or near the front of the field throughout the race, despite an issue with the left rear wheel hub of the MSR Honda Ligier JSP2 that required slightly longer pit stops at every scheduled service.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>In addition to the wheel hub issue, the MSR team survived at least two instances of contact from other cars, one resulting in a spin in the eighth hour, but sustained no major damage in either incident.\u00a0 The spin, however, cut the MSR lead from more than 30 to fewer than 10 seconds just prior to the final round of pit stops.\u00a0 Finishing driver Pla then fought hard in the closing laps to edge the similar Honda-Ligier of Luis Filipe &#8220;Pipo&#8221; Derani by just over four seconds for the victory, the second win of the season for the MSR team.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to finishing second tonight, victories earlier this season for the Tequila Patron ESM team of Derani, <span class=\"xn-person\">Scott Sharp<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Johannes van Overbeek<\/span> at the Rolex 24 at Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring \u2013 plus a third-place finish for MSR at the Sahlen&#8217;s Six Hours of the Glen \u2013 combined to gain Honda the 2016 NAEC Prototype Manufacturers&#8217; Championship, the eighth such title for the manufacturer in North American endurance racing since 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Video recaps from this weekend&#8217;s Honda activities at Road Atlanta are being posted on the &#8220;Honda Racing\/HPD&#8221; YouTube channel. Produced by the Carolinas Production Group, the video packages can be found in the 2016 HPD Trackside Video Playlist at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/HondaRacingHPDTV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/HondaRacingHPDTV<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>This weekend&#8217;s race concluded the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the latest era of Honda participation in the prototype category.\u00a0 Next season, Michael Shank Racing will lead the Acura Motorsports effort in the GTD category, fielding a pair of new Acura NSX GT3 race cars, which will debut at the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway on <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 28, 2017<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Ozz Negri<\/span><\/b> (driver, #60 Michael Shank Racing Ligier Honda)<b>: <\/b>&#8220;A weekend like this \u2026 a [race] finish like this \u2026 it&#8217;s just amazing.\u00a0 We worked really hard all year long and this weekend we approached the race exactly like we did [the Rolex 24 at] Daytona in in 2012 [won by Michael Shank Racing].\u00a0 We all worked together to raise up the entire team effort.\u00a0 <span class=\"xn-person\">Olivier [Pla]<\/span> was really fast and consistent and <span class=\"xn-person\">John [Pew]<\/span>, one of the few amateur drivers in the field, just did a great job, as always. This is a fun team.\u00a0 We work hard, but we work together as one, and that makes nights like this all the better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Shank<\/span> <\/b>(owner, Michael Shank Racing): &#8220;Today was our 250<sup>th<\/sup> race, and one of the biggest wins ever for our team.\u00a0 I&#8217;m so proud of everyone connected with Michael Shank Racing: the crew, the drivers, Honda and HPD.\u00a0 We had a real &#8216;hot rod&#8217; this weekend, just dominated the field, and that is so difficult, so rare a goal to achieve.\u00a0 I feel nothing but proud, and lucky, to be associated with everyone on our team.\u00a0 This ends an era for us. We&#8217;re extremely excited and looking forward to joining the GT ranks with the Acura NSX in 2017. There are many exciting days ahead of us next season.\u00a0 But we&#8217;re not saying &#8216;goodbye&#8217; to prototype racing, just &#8216;see you later.&#8217; &#8221;\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Art St. Cyr<\/span> <\/b>(President, Honda Performance Development):\u00a0 &#8220;A one-two finish \u2026 you can&#8217;t beat that!\u00a0 We&#8217;ve been trying to do this for awhile now, and it&#8217;s the perfect way to wrap up this prototype era for Honda and Honda Performance Development.\u00a0 Congratulations to everyone at Michael Shank Racing for a dominating victory tonight, and the combined efforts of MSR and Tequila Patron ESM for their efforts all season in helping Honda win the NAEC Prototype Manufacturers&#8217; Championship.\u00a0 Thanks to everyone at HPD; it&#8217;s your tireless efforts that make these championships possible.\u00a0 Next year, we begin an exciting new chapter in sports car racing with the debut of the NSX GT3, and we look forward to continuing our partnership with Michael Shank Racing in IMSA racing, starting with the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>IMSA Tequila Patron North American Endurance Manufacturers&#8217; Championship:<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<table id=\"convertedTable6ad8\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"1\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>1. 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